Research Article

Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers' Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health

Volume: 1 Number: 2 May 6, 2019
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Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers' Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health

Abstract

Home health care services must be integrative and aims to improve both the patients’ and their relatives’ health on physically, socially and mentally. The aim of this study is to determine the psychological, sociological and emotional support needs of the caregivers who take care of home health care.

This is a cross-sectional study which was conducted between May and October 2016 in Istanbul to 139 caregivers with convenience sampling in 15 district. Caregivers were preferred instead of patients because of  their health disadvantages. Application of the survey took place face to face. Survey has two parts one of about patients and the other is about caregivers. Survey was applied to 89 people who accepted the interview.

64.0% of patients receiving home health care are women. All patients except for one are covered by an insurance system. 61.8% of patients have their own income and assets. 93.3% of the patients do not receive disability salary. In addition, 80.7% of patients do not have a disability report. Neurological (31.9%) and cardiovascular system (24.9%) are the most common problems of home health care patients. 84.3% of the caregivers are female. 61.8% of caregivers graduate primary school, 75.0% of them are married and 85.2% of them are unemployed. 92.1% of caregivers are first or second degree relatives of the patient. The duration of care doesn’t exceed three years in 64.7% of individuals. Only 6,8% of caregivers receive the care fee provided by the government.

94.4% of caregivers were not trained in caregiving and 66.3% don’t feel sufficient to give someone medical care. In addition, 56.2% of caregivers need psychological support and 23.6% need spiritual support.

It is observed that patients who receive home health services can’t benefit from the social rights adequately provided by the government. Most of the caregivers need education in home health care. Also they need psychological, social and spiritual supports. İntegrative home health care service models should be developed provided that  psychosocial and spiritual supports considering both patients and caregivers needs. Consequently, social workers, psychologists and spiritual support personels should be including more in home health care teams considering the social determinants of health.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 6, 2019

Submission Date

February 9, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 9, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Sezerol, M. A., Şahin, Ç. E., Değer, M. S., & Atak, M. (2019). Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health. Journal of Health Systems and Policies, 1(2), 55-71. https://izlik.org/JA94YX64XC
AMA
1.Sezerol MA, Şahin ÇE, Değer MS, Atak M. Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health. JHESP. 2019;1(2):55-71. https://izlik.org/JA94YX64XC
Chicago
Sezerol, Mehmet Akif, Çağrı Emin Şahin, Mehmet Sait Değer, and Muhammed Atak. 2019. “Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health”. Journal of Health Systems and Policies 1 (2): 55-71. https://izlik.org/JA94YX64XC.
EndNote
Sezerol MA, Şahin ÇE, Değer MS, Atak M (May 1, 2019) Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health. Journal of Health Systems and Policies 1 2 55–71.
IEEE
[1]M. A. Sezerol, Ç. E. Şahin, M. S. Değer, and M. Atak, “Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health”, JHESP, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 55–71, May 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA94YX64XC
ISNAD
Sezerol, Mehmet Akif - Şahin, Çağrı Emin - Değer, Mehmet Sait - Atak, Muhammed. “Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health”. Journal of Health Systems and Policies 1/2 (May 1, 2019): 55-71. https://izlik.org/JA94YX64XC.
JAMA
1.Sezerol MA, Şahin ÇE, Değer MS, Atak M. Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health. JHESP. 2019;1:55–71.
MLA
Sezerol, Mehmet Akif, et al. “Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health”. Journal of Health Systems and Policies, vol. 1, no. 2, May 2019, pp. 55-71, https://izlik.org/JA94YX64XC.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Akif Sezerol, Çağrı Emin Şahin, Mehmet Sait Değer, Muhammed Atak. Home Health Care Patients and Their Caregivers’ Requirements of Psychosocial and Spiritual Support for Better Health. JHESP [Internet]. 2019 May 1;1(2):55-71. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA94YX64XC

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